Senior Manager Digital Health & Technology (Healthcare Sector Exp)

About the Role

Qiddiya is seeking a Senior Manager Digital Health & Technology with 5-10 years of experience in the healthcare sector. This full-time position is based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The role focuses on leading the definition, prioritization, and delivery readiness of Qiddiya's healthcare digital, data, and technology requirements.

Role Purpose and Context

The Senior Manager translates clinical, operational, and corporate priorities into clear technology requirements, delivery roadmaps, information flows, and reporting needs. This involves coordinating with QIC / QTech on solution design, architecture alignment, implementation planning, and service readiness. In a healthcare startup environment, technology is a critical enabler for clinical operations, reporting, integration, and patient experience. The role supports the prioritization of systems across Sports Medicine, Citywide Healthcare, and IHN, tracking technology dependencies, delivery risks, and readiness requirements. For Sport Medicine / Performance, technology is core infrastructure, encompassing electronic health records, clinical and athlete-monitoring platforms, analytics, and cybersecurity, all essential for safe clinical delivery and evidence-based performance health.

Key Responsibilities

• Implement the approved QHC Digital Blueprint and define health technology requirements and the digital roadmap across clinical, operational, and enabling domains, aligning with startup priorities and the target operating model.
• Translate clinical and business needs into technology specifications, architecture principles, and a prioritized delivery plan.
• Advise leadership on build-versus-leverage decisions across the QIC / QTech and partner ecosystem.
• Coordinate with QTech and relevant function owners on interoperability and integration requirements across clinical, operational, and administrative systems.
• Define QHC's healthcare data requirements, information flows, data ownership, and reporting needs across functions.
• Define and coordinate analytics and reporting requirements to support data-driven clinical, operational, and leadership decision-making.
• Track data availability, quality, ownership, and reporting gaps, coordinating with function owners to ensure healthcare data is usable.
• Define, establish, and manage service-level agreements with QIC / QTech and technology partners, ensuring strong service delivery.
• Monitor vendor and partner performance against SLAs and drive remediation as needed.
• Act as the primary QHC coordination point with QTech and relevant technology stakeholders on healthcare-specific technology requirements and delivery priorities.
• Embed cybersecurity, data privacy, and information-governance controls across all platforms and data flows from the outset, in coordination with QIC.
• Ensure compliance with Saudi data-protection and healthcare information regulations and applicable international standards, in coordination with QIC.
• Establish access controls, audit trails, and incident-response readiness for health and personal data, in coordination with QIC.
• Oversee deployment and integration readiness for all technology, ensuring systems are tested, secure, and operational ahead of go-live milestones.
• Coordinate healthcare-specific testing and readiness activities with QTech and relevant clinical and operational teams.
• Identify and introduce digital health innovations, such as telehealth, remote athlete monitoring, wearables, and AI-assisted tools, aligned with best practices.
• Pilot and scale digital solutions that enhance clinical quality, athlete outcomes, and operational efficiency.

Required Experience and Qualifications

• 5-10 years of professional experience, specifically within the healthcare sector.
• Demonstrated ability to translate clinical and business needs into technology specifications and delivery plans.
• Experience in defining and managing healthcare data requirements, information flows, and reporting needs.
• Proficiency in establishing and managing service-level agreements with technology partners.
• Understanding of cybersecurity, data privacy, and information governance controls within a healthcare context.
• Experience overseeing technology deployment, integration, and readiness activities.

Work Environment

This role involves close collaboration with clinical, operations, finance, and enabling teams to align business and clinical needs with healthcare technology and data requirements. The position requires coordination with function owners and QTech to ensure solutions meet healthcare standards and data supports decision-making. The Senior Manager also supports technology quality assurance, readiness, and compliance with healthcare-specific technology and data regulations.

Application Information

This is a full-time position based in Riyadh, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Salary details are not disclosed.